CVE-2020-8976
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe integrated server of the ZGR TPS200 NG on its 2.00 firmware version and 1.01 hardware version, allows a remote attacker to perform actions with the permissions of a victim user. For this to happen, the victim user has to have an active session and triggers the malicious request.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe ZGR TPS200 NG integrated server on firmware 2.00/hardware 1.01 contains a vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute actions with the permissions of an authenticated victim user. The attack requires the victim to have an active session and be induced to trigger a malicious request, indicating a likely CSRF or session handling flaw in the web interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the device web interface or check device labeling; look for 'ZGR TPS200 NG', 'Zigor Zgr Tps200 Ng', or 'TPS200 NG' in the product name, header, or status pageAffected if The device is a ZGR TPS200 NG integrated server
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Verify firmware versionLog into the web interface and navigate to System Information, Status, or About page; check for firmware version displayAffected if Firmware version is exactly 2.00
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Confirm web interface accessibilityAttempt HTTP/HTTPS access to the device IP on common ports (80, 443, 8080); verify the login page or authentication prompt is reachableAffected if The web interface is accessible and accepts user authentication
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Check for anti-CSRF protectionsInspect the HTML source of web forms (login, settings, configuration); look for hidden token fields with names like 'csrf', 'token', 'nonce', or 'xsrf'; check if forms submit without any tokenAffected if Forms in the web interface lack anti-CSRF token parameters or hidden fields
A user is affected if they have a ZGR TPS200 NG device running firmware 2.00 with an accessible web interface that does not implement anti-CSRF tokens in its forms.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens and robust session validation in the integrated server, and update firmware if a patch is available from the vendor.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-8976 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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